On September 11 last year, the Columbia Board of Education voted to assemble a committee to consider renaming Robert E. Lee Elementary School. Throughout April, the committee accepted name ideas from the community and plans to present their recommendation to the Board of Education at the upcoming May 14 board meeting...

The sound of rails screeching against the metal platform resonated throughout the entire metro chamber. “Come on, Joanne!” my sister Gloria hollered. I hastened my pace as I focused on the flashing...